State Capitol at Cahaba

An artist's rendering of the first Alabama state capitol building in Cahaba, Dallas County. Cahaba was established as the first permanent capital of the state in 1820. It remained so until 1826, when the capital was moved to Tuscaloosa.

Sketch of the state capitol building at Cahaba, Alabama's first state capital
Courtesy of the Alabama Department of Archives and History
Sketch of the state capitol building at Cahaba, Alabama's first state capital